Life's Inanities and Ironies

Have an extra post today. God laid this on my heart earlier today and just felt the need to get it out.  So please, if you've already read my first posting today, take the time to read this one also.  _---_----_-----------___--------------------------_-------------------------- In a world constantly shifting beneath our feet, where headlines scream of uncertainty and cultural currents pull us in every direction, where do we find our anchor? For believers, our steadfast hope is found in the unchanging Word of God. The Apostle Peter, in his second letter, addresses us as "beloved," a tender reminder of God's deep affection for His people. He wasn't introducing new ideas, but stirring up our "pure minds by way of reminder" —a call to awaken our spiritual senses and rekindle our zeal for divine truth. ​Our anchor for this vital reminder comes from 2 Peter 3:2 (NKJV): " that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, ...

The Book of Acts, chapter 2, verses 14-41, records a defining moment in Christian history: Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost. This passage reveals the literal fulfillment of God’s promises, the undeniable truth of Jesus’ resurrection, and the birth of the Church through the power of the Holy Spirit. For those who hold to the authority of Scripture, this account is not just history—it’s a call to faith, repentance, and transformation that echoes into our lives today. The Event of Pentecost On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples in a dramatic and miraculous way. They began speaking in tongues, proclaiming God’s wonders in languages they had never learned. A crowd gathered, amazed and perplexed, and some mocked, saying, “ They have had too much wine” (Acts 2:13, NIV). Peter quickly corrected them: “ These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! ” (Acts 2:15, NIV). He pointed to the prophet Joel, declaring, “ In the last days...

In these last days, as we witness the world spiraling into chaos and moral decay, the Book of Revelation stands as God’s unchanging roadmap for what lies ahead. For those of us who hold to the inerrant Word of God, Revelation is not a collection of vague symbols but a literal prophecy of future events. Among these prophecies, Revelation 9:13-15—the sounding of the sixth trumpet—serves as a sobering reminder of the judgment that awaits a rebellious world. This passage is not merely a distant future event; it is a wake-up call for believers today to live holy lives, evangelize the lost, and prepare for the imminent return of Christ. The Literal Fulfillment of Revelation 9:13-15 Revelation 9:13-15 declares: " Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God, saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, 'Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.' So the four angels, who had been prepared f...

  Scripture Reading: Luke 4:18 (ESV) " The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed." Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we stand on the unshakable foundation of God’s holy and authoritative word. In Luke 4:18, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ declares his divine mission—a mission rooted in the eternal truth of scripture and fulfilled before our very eyes. When Jesus read these words from the prophet Isaiah and said, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing" (Luke 4:21), he affirmed the absolute reliability of God’s promises and his identity as the promised Messiah. This is not just a story from the past; it is a living command that calls every believer to action today. As we open this sacred text, let us hear the voice of God speaking directly to us, revealing the mis...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a deeply humbling experience I had after church this morning. One of my brothers in Christ—who is in as bad or worse shape than I am most days—stopped and asked me about the requirements to donate a kidney, or at least to explore the possibility. Now, I know that sounds extraordinary, but what you might not realize is that my brother Larry is in his 80s, has been in poor health off and on for the last 6-8 years, and is currently living in a nursing home. Yet, he felt led to ask me about this. The fact that someone going through so much is still ready to offer up even more, if he can, is incredibly humbling to me. I explained to him that the criteria for being a donor are very strict. Over the last three years, I've had at least five people try to sign up to donate for me, and each one has been turned down for various reasons: diabetes, liver conditions, histories of various diseases that disqualify people from the list. Part of me is very glad t...